Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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former county seat historic village unincorporated community

Appomattox Court House, Virginia is a historic village best known as the site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.

Aliases (10)

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ×7
Appomattox Court House ×5
Appomattox, Virginia ×4
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Visitor Center ×2
Appomattox ×1
Appomattox Court House area ×1
Appomattox Court House surrender of Robert E. Lee ×1
Appomattox Court House village ×1
Surrender at Appomattox Court House ×1
Town of Appomattox ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former county seat → historic village → unincorporated community →
associatedWith	Army of Northern Virginia → Robert E. Lee → Ulysses S. Grant → Union Army →
battleOrCampaignContext	Appomattox Campaign →
buildingMaterialTypical	brick construction → wood-frame construction →
category	Civil War historic site → Historic districts in Virginia →
contains	Appomattox County courthouse site → McLean House → historic village center →
country	United States →
countySeatMovedTo	Appomattox, Virginia →
designation	National Historical Park component →
federalProtectionStatus	federally protected historic area →
formerFunction	county seat of Appomattox County →
governingBody	National Park Service →
hasHeritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places →
hasNameOrigin	Appamatuck (Appomattox) Native American people → Appomattox River →
hasPrimaryLanguage	English →
hasStructureType	19th-century rural village →
hasTourismType	heritage tourism destination →
historicalEra	American Civil War →
interpretiveTheme	end of the Civil War and reunification of the United States →
knownFor	site associated with the end of the American Civil War → site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant →
locatedIn	Appomattox County, Virginia → Commonwealth of Virginia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Appomattox, Virginia →
locatedOnRoute	Virginia State Route 24 →
nearbyCity	Lynchburg, Virginia →
partOf	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park →
preservationFocus	Civil War surrender site →
region	Piedmont region of Virginia →
significantEvent	meeting between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House → surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia →
significantEventDate	1865-04-09 →
state	Virginia →
transportAccess	near U.S. Route 460 →
visitorCenter	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Visitor Center →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appomattox County, Virginia ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") → Appomattox County, Virginia ("Appomattox Court House") → Appomattox County, Virginia ("Town of Appomattox") →	contains
McLean House ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") → McLean House ("Appomattox Court House village") →	locatedIn
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") → McLean House ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") →	partOf
Appamatuck ("Appomattox") →	alternateName
Appomattox County, Virginia ("Appomattox, Virginia") →	countySeat
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Appomattox, Virginia") →	countySeatMovedTo
Virginia ("Appomattox Court House") →	hasHistoricSite
Appomattox County, Virginia ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") →	hasNationalPark
National Historical Parks of the United States ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") →	includesExample
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Appomattox, Virginia") →	locatedNear
Philip Sheridan ("Appomattox Court House") →	notableBattle
Ulysses S. Grant ("Appomattox Court House surrender of Robert E. Lee") →	notableEvent
Virginia State Route 24 ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park") →	passesNear
Siege of Petersburg ("Surrender at Appomattox Court House") →	relatedEvent
McLean House ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Visitor Center") →	relatedPlace
Appomattox County, Virginia ("Appomattox, Virginia") →	seatOfGovernment
Virginia State Route 24 ("Appomattox Court House area") →	serves
American Civil War →	significantPlace
Robert E. Lee ("Appomattox Court House") →	surrenderEvent
Army of Northern Virginia →	surrenderLocation
Appomattox Campaign ("Appomattox Court House") →	surrenderSignedAt
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Visitor Center") →	visitorCenter